The Refrigerator Door

At seven she knew the Golden Rule She memorized it in her Sunday school Her grandparents took her every week Her mom and dad, right now they don't speak She ran through the door with something they'd made Glitter and glue and a smile on her face Her mommy was proud, jus t like before She put her masterpiece on the Refrigerator door Cottonball sheep, an old wooden cross Made of popsicle sticks reaching out to the lost Coloring pages cut out of a book Crayola red for the life that they took Hanging right there, plain as could be, Salvation's story, so rich and so free But Mom didn't need that stuff anymore Oh but just in case, there's a picture of grace On the refrigerator door. Now it's never easy to parent alone One stormy night, he didn't come home She wondered how thing could be where they are She sat in the kitchen alone in the dark She whispered a prayer, she gave up the fight The answer was there in the pale moonlight Cottonball sheep, an old wooden cross Made of popsicle sticks reaching out to the lost Coloring pages cut out of a book Crayola red for the life that they took Hanging right there, plain as could be, Salvation's story, so rich and so free It never touched her like this before With tears on her face, she found grace On the refrigerator door. Daughters grow up, they move away They start a family and maybe someday Life takes a turn, she's full of doubt She'll come home to figure things out A fresh cup of coffee, a moment of grace Down from the attic and back into place Lovingly placed as they were before All of the answers were right there On the refrigerator door Cottonball sheep, an old wooden cross Made of popsicle sticks reaching out to the lost Coloring pages cut out of a book Crayola red for the life that they took Hanging right there, plain as could be, Salvation's story, so rich and so free For all of the things that life has in store And when everything's wrong, He was there all along On the refrigerator door. Thank God for grace, glitter, and paste On the refrigerator door